Naturescape Gallery presents Sailors’ Valentines by artist Gregg Roberts

Gregg created his first Sailors’ Valentines in 1984 following an inspirational recollection of seeing a Sailors’ Valentines on a childhood trip to the maritime museum at the Mystic Seaport in Connecticut.  From the beginning, his distinctive artistry became apparent as Gregg incorporated his knowledge of knot tying into the traditional shell based style of Barbados based Sailors’ Valentines artists favored by B. H. Belgrave.

Recognition of his talent followed quickly as Gregg participated in the Sanibel Shell Show, the oldest and most prestigious shell craft global competition, and won prizes in the professional Sailors’ Valentines and jewelry categories. He also has been recognized as one of the country’s most prominent artists in this genre by Grace L. Madeira in her seminal book, Sailors’ Valentines…Their Journey Through Time in which six of his pieces are featured.

Gregg Roberts will be giving a presentation at the Museum on Monday, June 11^th at 1pm

Museum hours:  May ~ Wednesday – Sunday ~ 11am-3pm / June ~ Open Daily ~ 9:30am-4pm

  Free with Museum Admission